[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 52881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24720]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF772
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the proposed schedule and agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC).
The members will discuss and provide advice on issues outlined under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
DATES: The meeting will be held November 28 and 29, 2017, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., and November 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Silver Spring
Hotel, 8777 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910; 301-589-0800.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heidi Lovett, MAFAC Assistant
Director; 301-427-8034; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, notice is hereby given
of a meeting of MAFAC. The MAFAC was established by the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary), and, since 1971, advises the Secretary on all
living marine resource matters that are the responsibility of the
Department of Commerce. The complete charter and summaries of prior
meetings are located online at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/.
Matters To Be Considered
This meeting time and agenda are subject to change.
The meeting is convened to hear presentations and updates and to
discuss policies and guidance on the following topics: The importance
of timely data for fisheries resiliency; Columbia Basin Partnership
Task Force efforts on the conservation and restoration of salmon and
steelhead; aquaculture; citizen science; NMFS communications, outreach,
and FishWatch; and the budget outlook for FY2018. MAFAC will discuss
various administrative and organizational matters, and meetings of
subcommittees and working groups will be convened.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Heidi Lovett; 301-427-8034 by November 15, 2017.
Dated: November 9, 2017.
Jennifer Lukens,
Director for the Office of Policy, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-24720 Filed 11-14-17; 8:45 am]
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